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Baron de Jomini, Summary of the Art of War, or a New Analytical Compend of the Principle Combinations of Strategy, of Grand Tactics and of Military Policy. (ed. Major O. F. Winship , Assistant Adjutant General , U. S. A., Lieut. E. E. McLean , 1st Infantry, U. S. A.), Advertisement (search)
ome good works appeared; Frederick himself, not content with being a great king, a great captain, a great philosopher and great historian, made himself also a didactic author by his instructions to his generals. Guichard, Turpin, Maizeroy, Menil-Durand, sustained controversies upon the tactics of the ancients as well as upon that of their own time, and gave some interesting treatises upon those matters. Turpin commented Montecuculi and Vegetius; the Marquis de Silva in Piedmont, Santa Cruz in d the Helvetic service as chief of battalion, I sought to instruct myself by reading, with avidity, all those controversies which had agitated the military world in the last half of the 18th century; commencing with Puysegur, finishing with Menil-Durand and Guibert, and finding every where but systems more or less complete of the tactics of battles, which could give but an imperfect idea of war, because they all contradicted each other in a deplorable manner. I fell back then, upon works of m
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Roster of the Nineteenth regiment Massachusetts Volunteers (search)
. Feb. 6, ‘63; see Co. M, 4th H. A. Dunn, Phillip, priv., (E), July 25, ‘61; 18; wounded Sept. 17, ‘62; re-en. Dec. 21, ‘63; M. O. June 30, 1865. Dunn, William, priv., (I), Mar. 31, ‘64; 18; M. O. June 30, ‘65; abs. pris.; disch. July 7, ‘65. Dupan, John A., priv., (I), Aug. 22, ‘61; 25; M. O. Aug. 28, ‘64, as absent sick. Duval, George, priv., (C), May 25, ‘64; 21; sub. A. J. Bemis; disch. Dec. 2, ‘64, order of Sec. war. Duran, David, priv., (K), Aug. 13, ‘61; 21; deserted June, ‘62. Durand, Henry, priv., (C), July 16, ‘63; 32; sub. Marshall Johnson; deserted Sept. 14, ‘63 Dustin, James E., priv., (H), Nov. 26, ‘61; 29; ditch. disa. Sept. 23, ‘62. Dyer, Geo. M., priv., (G), Aug. 23, ‘61; 19; disch. disa. Dec. 7, ‘61. Dyer, Franklin J., surgeon, (F & G), Aug. 3, 1861; 35; disch. Aug. 28, 1864. Eacott, Henry, priv., (G), Aug. 23, ‘61; 22; killed in action, June 30, ‘62, White Oak Swamp Va. Eagan, John, priv., (G), Aug. 23, ‘61; 18; wound
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 13: (search)
n, no memorials of the earliest settlers remain. I have no document older than 1663, and no exact account, which I dare trust, older than 1662. before the restoration. At that period, men who were impatient of interference, who dreaded the enforcement of religious conformity, who distrusted the spirit of the new government in Virginia, plunged more deeply into the forests. It is known that, in 1662, the chief of the Yeopim Indians granted to George Durant Winthrop, II. 334, speaks of Mr. Durand, of Nansemund, elder of a Puritan very orthodox church, in that county, and banished from Virginia in 1648, by Sir William Berkeley. Were the exile and the colonist in any way connected? the neck of land which still bears his name; Mss. communicated by D. L. Swain, governor of North Carolina, in 1835. and, in the Chap XIII.} 1663 April 1. following year, George Cathmaid could claim from Sir William Berkeley a large grant of land upon the Sound, as a reward for having established sixt
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 4: (search)
: Ireland assisting to people America, and America to redeem Ireland. The inhabitants of Ireland were four parts Boulter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, i. 210: There are, probably, in this kingdom five Papists to at least one Protestant. Durand to Clloiseul, 30 July, 1767. Angleterre T. 474, la proportion est au moins de quatre contre un. So Arthur Young: 500,000 Protestants, two million Catholics. Tour in Ireland, II. 33. in five, certainly more than two parts in three, Burke say inclose them, nor build solid houses on them. If in any way he improved their productiveness, his lease was forfeited. It was his interest rather to deteriorate the country, lest envy should prompt some one to turn him out of doors. Compare Durand, of the French Embassy in London, to Choiseul, 30 July, 1767. French Archives, Angleterre, CCCXXIII. In all these cases the forfeitures were in favor of Protestants. Even if a Catholic owned a horse worth more than five pounds, any Protestant m
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 5, 13th edition., Chapter 10: (search)
le 7 Avril, 1764. But Choiseul himself saw futurity better. He who would not set his name to the treaty of peace with Great chap. X.} 1764. April. Britain, issued the order Le Due de Choiseul à M. d'abbadie, à Versailles le 21 Avril, 1764. in April, 1764, for the transfer of the island of New-Orleans and all Louisiana to Spain. And he did it without mental reserve. He knew that the time was coming when the whole colonial system would be changed; and in the same year, Choiseul to Durand, 15 Sept. 1766. Les idees sur l'amerique, soit militaires, soit politiques, sont infiniment changes depuis 30 ans. while he was still minister of the marine, he sent de Pontleroy, a lieutenant in the navy of the Department of Rochefort, to travel through America, under the name of Beaulieu, in the guise of an Acadian wanderer; and while England was taxing America by act of parliament, France was already counting its steps towards independence. Depeche de M. le Cte. de Guerchy à M. le Due
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 26: (search)
, saying, New Orleans is the key to Mexico. Durand to Choiseul, 27 June, 1766. With equally vain he Conduct of a late Right Honorable Commoner, Durand, to Due de Choiseul, 3 Juillet, 1766. Temple ever a Cabinet, wrote a sagacious observer, Durand to Choiseul, 30 July, 1766. Referring not to ; and weighed the probabilities Choiseul to Durand, 24 August, 1766. of an attempt to realize theh colonies, was just returned, and reported Durand to Choiseul, 3, 7, and 24 Aug. 1766; Choiseul to Durand, 15 Sept. 1766. how they abounded in corn, cattle, flax, and iron; in trees fit for masts;f Pontleroy, the French Emissary, made through Durand to Choiseul, Aug. 1766. Simultaneously witly and firmly of rights and a Constitution. Durand to Choiseul, 27 Aug. 1766. In this manner, timold in check all the commerce of Vera Cruz. Durand to Choiseul, 23 Aug. 1766. The rival stateerica, alike in policy and war; Choiseul to Durand, 15 Sept. 1766. and looked more nearly into th
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 27: (search)
interposed a member, when the House would have readily assisted the Governor in executing the Laws of Trade. The times, replied Otis, are altered; we now know our rights. Bernard to Shelburne, 21 Dec. 1766. While the mercenary motives which prompted the Governor's sudden eagerness to suppress illicit trade, incensed the people still more at the captious restraints on navigation, Shelburne sought to recover the affections of the Colonies by acquiring and deserving their confidence. Durand to Choiseul, 14 Aug. 1766. Assure the Assembly of Massachusetts, he said with frankness This description of Shelburne is by the Agent of the Massachusetts Assembly in London. See his Letter to the Speaker, 19 Sept. 1766. American Newspapers of 1766, Boston, 10 Nov.; New Hampshire, Gazette, 14 Nov. 1766. Bradford omits the sentence: Bradford Papers, 102. to their correspondent, they may be perfectly easy about Chap. XXVII.} 1766. Nov. the enjoyment of their rights and privileges under
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 30: (search)
s vain entreaties, had been moved to tears. Durand to Choiseul, 28 July, 1767. The next day N party together without official patronage; Durand to Choiseul, 7 August, 1767. but for the momen the cabinet, treating every thing in jest, Durand to Choiseul, 7 August, 1767. scattering ridicuhe profits of trade or the spoils of India, Durand to Choiseul, 7 August, 1767. competed for boroill be Chap. XXX.} 1767. Aug. heard, answered Durand, then in London as Minister. Durand to Chois to send none but the most accurate accounts, Durand made many inquiries of Franklin, and asked forthe mother country. Do not calculate, replied Durand, Durand to Choiseul, 30 August, 1767. on a Durand to Choiseul, 30 August, 1767. on a near revolution in the American Colonies. They aspire not to independence but to equality of rightsnowledge of every branch of administration, Durand to Choiseul, 8 Sept. 1767. and indefatigable an; for I never, my life long, will see him. Durand to Choiseul, 11 Sept. 1767. That the King spo[11 more...]
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 31: (search)
f them. But Chatham's long illness Compare Durand to Choiseul, 23 Nov. 1767. had for the time ovth two carriages, each drawn by six horses. Durand to Choiseul, 10 Dec. 1767. His vain magnificenth to render himself the more sought after; Durand to Choiseul, 1 Feb, 1768. and saying that poli and friends; said those whom he deserted. Durand to Choiseul, 8 Jan. 1768. Grenville could not Chap. XXXI} 1767. Dec. conceal his despair. Durand to Choiseul, 18 Dec. 1767. To his junction witand compelled to resign his new commission, Durand to Choiseul, 10 Dec. 1767. the Ministry was regambling, and of such habits that the world Durand to the Duke of Choiseul, 19 Jan. 1768. Du Cha Bedford entered the Ministry. Their anger Durand to Choiseul, 11 December, 1767. was quickened but the danger of losing her own Colonies? Durand to Choiseul, 21 Dec. 1767.—Things cannot remaiheir mutual griefs increase.—In four years, Durand to Choiseul, Dec. 1767. Compare Andrew Eliot [3 more...]<
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 33: (search)
Chapter 33: An army and a fleet for Boston.—Hillsborough's Adminis-Tration of the Colonies continued. April—June, 1768. send over an army and a fleet to reduce the Chap. Xxxiii} 1768. April. dogs to reason; Compare Franklin's writings, VII. 256, of 8 May, 1768, and Durand to Choiseul, 1 January, 1768. such was the cry of those round the court and the public offices in England, at every rumor of colonial discontents. On the fifteenth of April the news of the Circular letter of Massachusetts reached the Ministers. It is an incentive to rebellion, De Berdt to the Speaker, 29 July, 1768. said some of them; and their choleric haste dictated the most impolitic measures that could have been devised. To insulate the offending Province, and if possible the town of Boston, a letter was sent by Hillsborough to the Governors of each of the twelve other Colonies, with a copy of the Circular, which was described as of a most dangerous and factious tendency, calculated to infl
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